A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Wollondilly on 26 October 1957. The election was triggered by the resignation of Blake Pelly (Liberal).[1]
Dates
edit| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 19 September 1957 | Blake Pelly resigned.[1] |
| 1 October 1957 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
| 8 October 1957 | Nominations |
| 24 October 1957 | Polling day |
| 25 November 1957 | Return of writ |
Candidates
edit- Tom Lewis (Liberal) was a lieutenant in the Australian Imperial Force and then the manager of a chicken farm at Castlereagh.[3]
- Ern Seager (Labor) was the Labor candidate at the 1956 and 1959 elections. He was unsuccessful on each occasion.
- Murrum Sweet was a former president of Wollondilly Shire.[4] This was the only occasion in which he stood for election in New South Wales.
Result
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Tom Lewis | 8,483 | 52.0 | ||
| Labor | Ern Seager | 5,155 | 31.6 | ||
| Independent | Murrum Sweet | 2,666 | 16.4 | ||
| Total formal votes | 16,304 | 98.6 | |||
| Informal votes | 236 | 1.4 | |||
| Turnout | 16,540 | 86.2 | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Mr Blake Raymond Pelly". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Wollondilly". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 113. 1 October 1957. p. 3127. Retrieved 22 March 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ "The Hon. Thomas Lancelot Lewis (1922-2016)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "Wollondilly Shire". Camden News. 17 December 1953. p. 6. Retrieved 31 May 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1957 Wollondilly by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 March 2021.